The service is experiencing maintenance and staffing issues as well as other setbacks. The U.S. Air Force will likely miss its fiscal 2023 pilot training target by approximately…
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General Brown Warns of Chinese Solicitation of Insider Info
Requests made through job listing sites target “hundreds” of service members. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown published a warning to current and former service…
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Marine Commandant Orders Safety Review After Osprey Crash
A tiltrotor aircraft crashed Sunday, killing three Marines and injuring 20. Acting Marine Corps Commandant General Eric Smith ordered a safety review for all MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft…
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Investigations Continue into Fentanyl on U.S. Naval Base
Multiple junior sailors have died due to the smuggled drug. Investigators are trying to discover how fentanyl is being smuggled onto Naval Station Great Lakes, the U.S. Navy’s…
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USAF Conducts Test of Hypersonic ARRW Prototype
Tracking of hypersonic weapons is the focus of the testing. The U.S. Air Force recently conducted another all-up round of a prototype hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon…
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DoD Implements Changes to Special Leave Accrual for Service Members
Leave retention carryover is limited to 90 days and expires after two years. The Department of Defense recently announced modifications to the special leave accrual (SLA) policy for…
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Navy Leadership Change Occurs During Promotion Delays
Admiral Franchetti steps into the acting role as Chief of Naval Operations from Admiral Gilday. U.S. Navy Admiral Michael Gilday stepped down from his position as Chief of…
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CENTCOM Considers AI for Menial Tasks
Defense-based artificial intelligence is being approached cautiously. Chief Technology Officer for U.S. Central Command Schuyler Moore cautioned against putting too much stock in the potential of artificial intelligence…
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Navy Deploys Carrier Strike Group Near Taiwan
A nuclear attack submarine is part of the group. The U.S. Navy has again positioned a carrier strike group led by the USS Ronald Reagan in the waters…
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USAF Discovers Carcinogen at Montana Nuclear Missile Base
Hundreds of troops and their families have reported cancer diagnoses and other illnesses. The U.S. Air Force has identified hazardous levels of a probable carcinogen at underground launch…
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